Where fiction meets reality

[requirements for shortcode "quote" not met: required_arguments not given (title) /]Every night in the summer, people party here above the harbor, but wintry palm trees have a whimsical charm of their own. When the City of Hamburg decided to build on prime riverfront property in 1994, a storm of public opposition ensued.

What local residents demanded instead was a public green area with an element of art. They developed the park concept, complete with a grass-covered “flying carpet.” Some ten years later, Park Fiction became reality and has been a local hot spot ever since.

GETTING THERE

Lufthansa flies to Hamburg (HAM) 16 times daily from Frankfurt (FRA) and 14 times daily from Munich (MUC). Park Fiction is located in Altona’s old town, right next door to St. Pauli district.